1. 1954

2. 1972

Things started to get bright at the Winter Olympics in Japan in 1972, when the uniforms for the German athletes mimicked the German flag. Red coats and black hats for the men; yellow coats and hats for the ladies, and black pants for all.

3. 1976

4. 1992

The 1992 Olympics was the first time that athletes from the former East and West Germany competed together after reunification. The uniforms look fine, but what’s with the human snow globe out in front?

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